Saturday, February 15
Cleveland, Ohio
2 pm
Ball State University
3
vs
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Xavier University (at Cleveland State)
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Men’s Tennis Drops 4-3 Road Match Against Xavier
February 15, 2025 | Men's Tennis
CLEVELAND, Ohio - In a neutral site match Saturday afternoon at the Medical Mutual Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cardinals (4-3) were looking for their fifth-straight win but unfortunately fell in a 4-3 heartbreaker to the Musketeers (4-6).
The Cardinals came out of the gates strong in doubles play as Mason Tran and Jacks Lancaster were quick to exit the court after posting a 6-1 victory versus the No. 1 doubles tandem of Charlie Temming and Ryan Cahill. After that, Xavier came back to earn wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots to secure the doubles point and take a 1-0 edge over BSU.
In singles, Xavier went up 2-0 with a singles victory at the No. 6 slot. Nathaniel Webster cruised past Xavier's No. 1 singles player Ryan Cahill, 6-2, 6-1 to give BSU its first point of the match. The Musketeers made it a 3-1 score after taking court No. 5 from Ball State.
Simultaneously, Tran beat Alexander Kotarski at court No. 3 in straight frames which was followed by a three-set thriller from Ball State's No. 2 singles player, Lancaster to knot the match 3-3.
The point came down to court No. 4 which was won by the Musketeers Charlie Temming versus Sajin Smith in three sets to secure the match point for Xavier.
The Ball State men's tennis team will take on Cleveland State Sunday at Medical Mutual Pavilion. First serve is at 11 am ET.
Doubles
No. 1: Jacks Lancaster/Mason Tran (Ball State) def. Charlie Temming/Ryan Cahill (Xavier), 6-1
No. 2: Andrew Spurck/Alex Kotarski (Xavier) def. Ian Brady/Drew Hayward (Ball State), 6-4
No. 3: Kyle Totorica/Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Nathaniel Webster/Sajin Smith (Ball State), 6-2
Singles
No. 1: Nathaniel Webster (Ball State) def. Ryan Cahill (Xavier), 6-3, 6-1
No. 2: Jacks Lancaster (Ball State) def. Charlie Temming (Xavier), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 3: Mason Tran (Ball State) def. Alex Kotarski (Xavier), 6-4, 6-3
No. 4: Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Sajin Smith (Ball State), 7-6, 5-7, 6-4
No. 5: Andrew Spurck (Xavier) def. Drew Hayward (Ball State), 6-1, 6-4
No. 6: Kyle Totorica (Xavier) def. Petar Petrovic (Ball State), 6-1, 6-1
The Cardinals came out of the gates strong in doubles play as Mason Tran and Jacks Lancaster were quick to exit the court after posting a 6-1 victory versus the No. 1 doubles tandem of Charlie Temming and Ryan Cahill. After that, Xavier came back to earn wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots to secure the doubles point and take a 1-0 edge over BSU.
In singles, Xavier went up 2-0 with a singles victory at the No. 6 slot. Nathaniel Webster cruised past Xavier's No. 1 singles player Ryan Cahill, 6-2, 6-1 to give BSU its first point of the match. The Musketeers made it a 3-1 score after taking court No. 5 from Ball State.
Simultaneously, Tran beat Alexander Kotarski at court No. 3 in straight frames which was followed by a three-set thriller from Ball State's No. 2 singles player, Lancaster to knot the match 3-3.
The point came down to court No. 4 which was won by the Musketeers Charlie Temming versus Sajin Smith in three sets to secure the match point for Xavier.
The Ball State men's tennis team will take on Cleveland State Sunday at Medical Mutual Pavilion. First serve is at 11 am ET.
Doubles
No. 1: Jacks Lancaster/Mason Tran (Ball State) def. Charlie Temming/Ryan Cahill (Xavier), 6-1
No. 2: Andrew Spurck/Alex Kotarski (Xavier) def. Ian Brady/Drew Hayward (Ball State), 6-4
No. 3: Kyle Totorica/Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Nathaniel Webster/Sajin Smith (Ball State), 6-2
Singles
No. 1: Nathaniel Webster (Ball State) def. Ryan Cahill (Xavier), 6-3, 6-1
No. 2: Jacks Lancaster (Ball State) def. Charlie Temming (Xavier), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
No. 3: Mason Tran (Ball State) def. Alex Kotarski (Xavier), 6-4, 6-3
No. 4: Christian Gonzalez (Xavier) def. Sajin Smith (Ball State), 7-6, 5-7, 6-4
No. 5: Andrew Spurck (Xavier) def. Drew Hayward (Ball State), 6-1, 6-4
No. 6: Kyle Totorica (Xavier) def. Petar Petrovic (Ball State), 6-1, 6-1
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